A personal and engaging tribute to nature from a world-famous
theoretical physicist. Marcelo Gleiser has had a passion for
science and fishing since he was a boy growing up on the beaches of
Rio de Janeiro. As a world-famous theoretical physicist with
hundreds of scientific articles and several books of popular
science to his credit, he felt it was time to once again connect
with nature in less theoretical ways. After seeing a fly-fishing
class on the Dartmouth College green, he decided to learn to
fly-fish, a hobby, he says, that teaches humility. In The Simple
Beauty of the Unexpected, Gleiser travels the world to scientific
conferences, fishing wherever he goes. At each stop, he ponders the
myriad ways physics informs the act of fishing; how, in its turn,
fishing serves as a lens into nature's inner workings; and how
science engages with questions of meaning and spirituality,
inspiring a sense of mystery and awe of the not yet known. Personal
and engaging, The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected is a scientist's
tribute to nature, an affirmation of humanity's deep connection
with and debt to Earth, and an exploration of the meaning of
existence, from atom to trout to cosmos. This softcover edition
features a new essay by Gleiser on how we need a profound change of
worldview if we are to have a vibrant future for our species in
this fragile environment. He describes how this book was an
incubator for his current thinking.
General
| Imprint: |
Brandeis University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2022 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Marcelo Gleiser
|
| Dimensions: |
8 x 5mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-68458-110-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-68458-110-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781684581108 |
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